Working-Backwards Timeline
Chapter 1 · The Home Seller's Decision Guide
Fill in the boxes below and the dates work themselves out, counting backwards from your settlement date. Nothing to install — it all happens right here. The times are a guide; adjust them to suit your property and market.
Settlement is commonly 30 to 60 days — often 60 right now — so it's worth tapping between them to see the difference. Campaign length fills in from the method: 42 days.
Your backward plan · latest date
| Target settlement date | — |
| Be unconditional / exchanged by | — |
| Go on market (campaign starts) by | — |
| Property presentation-ready & marketing done by | — |
| START your preparation by | — |
Also arrange, in parallel
| Engage your conveyancer / start contract & disclosure prep by | — |
| Order your building and pest inspection by | — |
| Have your financing / bridging arranged by | — |
Reality check
Latest you can start: —
That's — from today.
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This is a planning tool, not a guarantee — the market shapes the timeline as much as you do. Home Straight · The Home Seller's Decision Guide.
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